One shot on Erie's west side (VIDEO)

One man was shot in the lower leg in what Erie police said appeared to be an exchange of gunfire on the city's west side this afternoon.

The shooting was reported shortly before 1:30 p.m. at West 17th and Plum streets. The person shot was found in the 800 block of West 17th Street, and police were searching the roof of a building where witnesses reported someone throwing something that might have been a gun onto a roof.

At least one person was taken into police custody. Scroll down for video from the scene.

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